Hugh de Cressingham

Hugh de Cressingham (died 11 September 1297) was the treasurer of the Kingdom of Scotland under King Edward the Longshanks, and he was one of the two English generals at the Battle of Stirling in 1297, where he was killed.

Biography
Hugh de Cressingham was a noble of the Kingdom of England, and he was made the treasurer of the Kingdom of Scotland at the time of King Edward the Longshanks' rule over both kingdoms. He was hated by both the Scots and the English, and along with Earl John de Warenne of Surrey, he led the English army at the Battle of Stirling against the Kingdom of Scotland in 1297. Cressingham was sent to deliver the English king's terms to the Scottish, but the Scottish leader William Wallace interrupted him and delivered his own terms, demanding that the English retreat south and apologize to every village along the road for 100 years of rape and murder, as well as for the Earl of Surrey to kiss his own buttocks. Cressingham duly refused, and he gave orders to the English army and advised the Earl of Surrey. He joined the battle on his horse after the infantry met the Scots in battle, but he was unhorsed and beheaded by Wallace himself.